Because the bill spends money, it must clear the appropriations committee as well before going to the full senate.

Bosma says he wants to undo one change made in committee: a proposal by Rogers which would allow traditional public schools to convert to charter schools if a majority of the teachers and a majority of the parents call for it.

Bosma's original bill would have let a parents' vote alone trigger the conversion.

And the speaker says his bill would have limited that option to parents in the worst schools, while Rogers' amendment limits it to schools in the top performance category.